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Market News: If Trump increases import duties on Canada, Canada will consider imposing export duties on uranium and oil.The Dow Jones Industrial Average is now at 43,983.32 points, down 165.24 points.The Canadian dollar fell to 1.4210, the lowest since April 2020.

The dissolution of three village Town Bank was approved. According to the website of the General Administration of Financial Supervision on December 13th, Liaoning Financial Supervision Bureau agreed to the dissolution of Liaoning Dengta Village Bank Co., Ltd., Liaoning Shoushan Village Bank Co., Ltd. and Yingkou Hongcheng Village Bank Co., Ltd. three village Town Bank. Other approvals issued on the same day showed that Liaoshen Bank Co., Ltd. was approved to acquire the above-mentioned three village Town Bank to set up branches. In addition, the opening of Liaoyang Guangming Sub-branch, Yingkou Hongcheng Sub-branch and Liaoyang Shoushan Sub-branch of Liaoshen Bank Co., Ltd. was approved.Blinken said that the United States is trying to bring back the citizens found in Syria. When meeting in Jordan to discuss the political transition in Syria, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that the United States is trying to bring back an American citizen found in Syria on Thursday.BMO raised the target price of Chevron from $170 to $175.

Ukrainian energy facilities were attacked by large-scale air strikes. Ukrainian President Zelensky said on the 13th that Ukrainian energy facilities were attacked by Russian missiles and drones again that morning. The Russian Defense Ministry announced on the 13th that the Russian army launched a large-scale attack on the energy infrastructure to ensure the operation of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex by using long-range space-based and sea-based high-precision weapons and attack drones, which was a response to Ukraine's attack on the Russian Taganrog military airport on the 11th using the US Army tactical missile system. Zelensky said on social media that 93 missiles were fired by Russian troops and 81 were intercepted by Ukrainian air defense fire. In addition, the Russian army also launched nearly 200 attack drones into Uzbekistan. DTEK, Ukraine's largest private power company, issued a statement on the morning of the 13th, saying that many thermal power plants under the company were seriously damaged by large-scale air strikes, and no casualties have been found. It is reported that this is the 12th round of large-scale air strikes launched by the Russian army against Ukrainian energy facilities this year. (Xinhua News Agency)Uruguay's GDP in the third quarter increased by 4.1% year on year.China and the United States renewed the agreement on scientific and technological cooperation between the two governments. On December 13, 2024, representatives of the Chinese and American governments exchanged notes and signed the Protocol on Amending and Extending the Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation between the Two Governments, which extended the Agreement for five years from August 27, 2024. (Ministry of Science and Technology)